Homemade Apple Pie Recipe
This classic homemade apple pie recipe features a variety of apples combined with sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg for full flavor and texture, and baked in a flaky, all-butter pie crust.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 300kcal
Ingredients
For the filling:
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest optional for flavor
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 pounds apples about 6 medium apples
For the pie crust:
- 1 prepared All-Butter Flaky Double Pie Crust pastry
- extra flour for rolling out pie crust
For the glaze:
- 1 lages egg beaten
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425˚F. Remove the pie dough from the refrigerator to let it warm for 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl, combine the sugars, flour, lemon zest, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
- Peel, core, and cut the apples into 1/4-inch slices. Add them to the sugar bowl as you work. Toss to coat and let the apples sit and begin to caramelize while you prepare the pie crust.
- On a lightly floured surface, flatten one ball of dough with your hands. Roll dough to about 12-inches in diameter, to fit a 9-inch pie pan.
- Place the pie crust pastry into the prepared pie plate and add the apple pie filling.
- Brush around the outer edge of the pastry with the beaten egg.
- Roll out the top pastry and place on top of the filling. Fold the top crust under the bottom crust and pinch or flute the edges.
- To glaze, brush the piecrust with beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
- Cut vent holes, and bake in a preheated over for 35 to 40 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown.
- Remove the apple pie from the oven and let it cool for at least 30 minutes before serving. Makes 1 pie, about eight servings.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 3.2g | Fat: 15.7g | Saturated Fat: 3.9g | Sodium: 246mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 2.3g | Sugar: 5g | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 2mg